PROCEEDINGS. 195 



MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS, 



From Mr, A. H. Simcox, I.C.S., Mr. J. Fraser, and Mr. Gerhardt. 

 THE SOCIETY'S JOURNAL. 



A special vote of thanks was passed to Mr. E. Comber for having prepared 

 a complete index (subjects as well as authors) of the Society's Journal from 

 its commencement to the end of Vol. XIII. This most useful work will be 

 published in a few days in part 5 of Vol. XIII, and euable one to find, at a 

 glance, all the papers which have appeared in the Journal on any subject 

 since it was started in 1886. 



On looking through the thirteen volutnes, and taking the illustrations as a 

 criterion, it will be seen that there have been published 55 plates of butterflies, 

 moths, larvae, &c,, 23 plates of other insects, 40 plates of birds, eggs, nests, 

 &c,, 79 plates of plants, 38 plates of animals, and 25 plates of miscellaneous, 

 besides a large number of electro blocks and wood-cuts. 



The average cost of the coloured plates amounts to about £23 each for 

 1,000 copies. A complete set of the Journal from its commencement with all 

 the plates is now of considerable value, as many of the earlier numbers are 

 now out of print and ihe "' reprints '' now being issued naturally do not contain 

 any plates. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were then read and discussed: — 1. "Habits of the 

 Indian Tree Magpie," by Lieutenant-General W. Osborn. 2, " The Masked 

 Finfoot in Cachar," by A.M. Primrose. 3, "Birds of Prey," by C, H. 

 Donald, 4, " Nesting of the Coot at Poona," by Major R, M. Betham, 5. 

 "Migration of Butterflies," by Major C. G. Nurse. 6. "Our Collection of 

 Partridges and Pheasants," by E. Comber. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING HELD ON 

 19th NOVEMBER 1901. 



A meeting of the members took place at the Society's Rooms on Tuesday 

 last, the 19th November 1901, Captain G. Lamb, I, M. S., presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following members was announced : — Colonel J, G. 

 Harwood, R. A. M. C. (Bombay) ; Captain B. T. Ready (Ahmednagar) ; 

 •Captain L, W. S, Oldham, R, E, (Paipur) ; Mr. E, Muspratt, D, S, P. 

 (Sibsagar), Lifa Memler ; Mr. O, S. Wickwar (Colombo) ; Lieutenant J. C. S. 

 Oxley, I. M. S. (Mandalay) ; Captain W. McG. Armstrong (Kasauli) ; Captain 

 H, T. Fulton, D, S. O. (Chitral), Life Member ; Lieutenant J. S. M Har- 

 court (Chitral) ; Dr. C. Bach (Bombay) ; Mr. K. G. Menon, I. F.S. (Trichor, 

 ■Cochin) ; Mr. W. P. White (Mandla) ; Mr. J. C. H. Mitchell (Assam) ; Mr. 

 George E. Coles, C. E. (Agra) ; Mr. J. A. Higgins, D. S. P, (Mandla) ; Mr. 

 Ardesir B. Kotewal (Bombay) ; and Mr. Robert D. Richmond, I. F. S. 

 '(Madras.) 



